1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII Problems & Recalls

1993 THROUGH EARLY 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII'S HAVE A SERIOUS VISIBILITY PROBLEM AT NIGHT DUE TO THEIR INFERIOR HEADLIGHT DESIGN. BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT PROFILE IS SO SLIM AND THE LENSES YELLOW SO EASILY WITH USE, YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING WHEN IT IS DARK. I FIND MYSELF CHECKING TO MAKE SURE MY HEADLIGHTS ...

Mileage: 150,852

1993 THROUGH EARLY 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII'S HAVE A SERIOUS VISIBILITY PROBLEM AT NIGHT DUE TO THEIR INFERIOR HEADLIGHT DESIGN. BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT PROFILE IS SO SLIM AND THE LENSES YELLOW SO EASILY WITH USE, YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING WHEN IT IS DARK. I FIND MYSELF CHECKING TO MAKE SURE MY HEADLIGHTS ...

Mileage: 150,852

THE HEAD LIGHTS ON THE 94 LINCOLN MARK 8 DO NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY SEE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RD, IT APPEARS THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IS GONE, THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN POLISHED TO REMOVE SCRATCHES AND YELLOWING, THEY WERE ALSO AIMED, TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE FORD DOES NOT OFFER HEADLIGHT ASS...

Mileage: 114,000

1994 LINCOLN MARK 8 HEADLIGHTS DESIGN DOES NOT PERMIT ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT USING LOW BEAMS. BULBS WERE REPLACED WITH HIGHER POWER BULBS AND THE LIGHTING STILL DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

MY VEHICLE HAS 2 DEFECTS WHICH I HAVE NOTICED ON NUMEROUS OTHER CARS LIKE MINE, EVEN LATER MODEL YEARS. THE HEADLIGHTS BECOME VERY DULL AND YELLOWED AFTER 3-4 YEARS, TO THE POINT THAT YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGHBEAMS ON ALL THE TIME JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. I HAVE SEEN THIS AS THE #1 COMPL...

Mileage: 68,000

MY VEHICLE HAS 2 DEFECTS WHICH I HAVE NOTICED ON NUMEROUS OTHER CARS LIKE MINE, EVEN LATER MODEL YEARS. THE HEADLIGHTS BECOME VERY DULL AND YELLOWED AFTER 3-4 YEARS, TO THE POINT THAT YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGHBEAMS ON ALL THE TIME JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. I HAVE SEEN THIS AS THE #1 COMPL...

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED ITSELF. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DEACTIVATE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE REVVED BEFORE BURSTING INTO FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES....

Mileage: 100,000

93 THROUGH 96 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THE PROBLEM IS ONE OF MANY FACTORS: HEAT, PLASTIC, ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE, BAD DESIGN, ALL ROLLED UP INTO A NICE MESS. THE HALOGEN BULBS USED ARE QUITE HOT. THIS IS A KNOWN FACT. ADD IN THE SHORT HEIGHT OF THE HOUSING, AND YOU HAVE A REAL PROBLEM...

THIS CAR IS OK IF YOU DRIVE IT IN THE DAY LIGHT HOURS I TRY TO GET HOME BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN ON DOES NOT LIGHT THE ROAD AND THE PRICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS OUTRAGEOUS THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED YOU CANT SEE AT NIGHT HAD THIS CAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS HAME I REFUSE TO DRIVE AT...

1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII WITH SAFETY DEFECT WITH SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HIS VEHICLE DID SUSTAIN THE UNDERHOOD FIRE INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. *KB

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING RECALL #05S28, FOR THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BACK IN AUGUST OF 2007. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER IN FORT COLLINS, CO AND THEY DID A SNIP AND TAPE. I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2008 STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE IN FOR MY VEHICLE TO...

1994 AND 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII WITH CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED IN BOTH VEHICLES. HE STATES HE RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE YET WHEN REPAIRED CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK ON THE 94 LINCOLN MARK VIII. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED T...

THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED PREMATURELY CAUSING MULTIPLE NIGHT TIME ACCIDENTS, EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT NIGHT TIME VISIBILITY IS POOR AT BEST. *TR

Mileage: 10

94 MARK VIII - SO DIM POLICE STOPPED TO ADVISE! *TR

Mileage: 50,000

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION SINCE PURCHASING MY 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS MODEL FOR THE YEARS 1993 TO 1995 ARE OF POOR DESIGN AND ARE AN EXTREME HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LOW BEAM REFLECTORS FAIL OVER A SHORT TIME CAUSING UP TO 90% LOSS OF CANDLE POWER RENDERING THE...

Mileage: 104,000

HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS REFLECTIVE SURFACE NO LONGER REFLECTIVE AND PLASTIC LENSES ON FRONT OF HOUSINGS HAVE BECOME FOGGY. LIGHT OUTPUT WITH LOW BEAMS IS HARDLY MORE NOTICEABLE THAN DRIVING WITH JUST PARKING LIGHTS. THIS MAKES FOR VERY POOR NIGHT VISIBILITY DUE TO SEVERE DEGRADATION OF OEM HEADLAMP SYSTE...

Mileage: 60,000

HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS REFLECTIVE SURFACE NO LONGER REFLECTIVE AND PLASTIC LENSES ON FRONT OF HOUSINGS HAVE BECOME FOGGY. LIGHT OUTPUT WITH LOW BEAMS IS HARDLY MORE NOTICEABLE THAN DRIVING WITH JUST PARKING LIGHTS. THIS MAKES FOR VERY POOR NIGHT VISIBILITY DUE TO SEVERE DEGRADATION OF OEM HEADLAMP SYST...

Mileage: 47,000

HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS REFLECTIVE SURFACE NO LONGER REFLECTIVE AND PLASTIC LENSES ON FRONT OF HOUSINGS HAVE BECOME FOGGY. LIGHT OUTPUT WITH LOW BEAMS IS HARDLY MORE NOTICEABLE THAN DRIVING WITH JUST PARKING LIGHTS. THIS MAKES FOR VERY POOR NIGHT VISIBILITY DUE TO SEVERE DEGRADATION OF OEM HEADLAMP SYST...

Mileage: 47,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1994 LINCOLN MARK 8 ARE TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE IN QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE. THESE ARE WITHOUT A DOUBT THE WORST OEM LIGHTS EVER PRODUCED. THEY ARE DANGEROUS DUE TO THEIR TERRIBLE LIGHT OUTPUT AND DEFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION!! LINCOLN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND DOES NOT PRO...

Mileage: 75,320

POOR NIGHT DRIVE ABILITY DUE TO POOR OEM DESIGN OF HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. LIGHTS GET FADED OVER TIME AND THE INTERIOR REFLECTOR MATERIAL BAKES OFF. CONVERT TO A NEWER HID SYSTEM IS A VERY VIABLE SOLUTION . *TR

HEADLIGHTS ARE "YELLOWED" AND LOW BEAMS ARE PRACTICALLY USELESS. *TR

HEADLIGHTS, MAKE DRIVING AT NIGHT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE AND I WON'T EVEN TRY WHEN ITS RAINING.IVE REPLACED THEM BUT THEY DULLOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE SWITCH WAS NOT DISCONNECTED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD. THERE HAD BEEN N...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 07V336000) IN AUGUST 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 2008. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WAIT TIME FOR THE PART WAS EXCESSIVE. TH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE PLASTIC LENS ON THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LINES ON THE ROAD AND CURBS ARE NOT VISIBLE AT NIGHT; YET, ONCOMING DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO SEE HIM. IN 2000, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES F...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AT THE END OF AUGUST OF 2007. THE ...

Mileage: 220,000

NORMAL DRIVING. FRONT AIR-RIDE SHOCK ABSORBER SYSTEM FAILURE AT 111,983 REQUIRING COMPRESSOR, SOLENOID, AIR LINES AND COMPRESSOR DRYER, RELAY; FRONT AIR-RIDE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILURE AT 133,892 REQUIRING NEW COMPRESSOR; FRONT AIR-RIDE SHOCK ABSORBER FAILURE AT 134,045 REQUIRING LEFT FRONT STRUT; FRON...

Mileage: 144,000

CANNOT SEE ROAD DURING NIGHTTIME DUE TO POOR HEADLIGHTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S HIGH AND LOW BEAMS OF THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED DRASTICALLY. A RECALL WAS PUT OUT #98V009000 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE SWITCH ON TH...

Mileage: 63,000

HEAD LIGHTS ON MY 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII ARE VERY DULL. THIS IS DO TO THE REFLECTIVE SHIELD PITTING. LINCOLN ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON THIS PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 40,000

FAULTY HEADLIGHT LENSES THEY GET YELLOWED AND BURN FROM THE INSIDE WHICH MAKES VISIBILITY AT NIGHT VERY POOR. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON YOU CANT EVEN TELL THAT THEY ARE ON AND IT IS EVEN WORSE IN THE RAIN. *NM

HEADLIGHTS ON 94 LINCOLN MARK VIII, EXTREMELY POOR, CAN'T TELL LOW BEAMS FROM PARK LIGHTS... *JB

MY 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEADLIGHTS HAVE SUFFERED EXTREME DIMMING DUE TO SOME DEFECT IN THE LENSES. THIS IS TYPICAL OF ALL MARK VIIIS. *JB

POOR VISIBILITY FROM THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 93-95 LINCOLN MARK VIIIS TROUBLE SEEING AT NIGHT ON UN-LIT STREETS, OR COUNTRY ROADS. *NM

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON 1994 LINCOLN MK VIII ARE SO DIM THAT THE ROAD MARKING LINES CAN NOT BE SEEN DIRECTLY IN FROM OF THE CAR. I HAVE TO RUN WITH HIGH-BEAMS AT NIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE ANYTHING. *NM

Mileage: 70,835

I HAVE A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH MY LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BECOMING SEVERELY YELLOWED AND I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT THE BRIGHTS ON. IT HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSED ME TO CEASE TRAVELING AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE STRAIN IT PUTS ON MY VISION. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS, THANKFUL...

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE VERY POOR VISIBILITY, WHETHER THE LIGHTS ARE ON BRIGHT OR DIM. THE LENS COVER ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE YELLOWED AND SCRATCHED. THE DEALER STATED THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

Mileage: 160,000

HEADLIGHT DEGRADATION HAVE HAD SEVERE LOSS OF BRIGHTNESS AND UNABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF YELLOWING AND LOSS OF REFLECTING MATERIAL IN THE HEADLIGHTS. *NM

WHEN IM DRIVING MY 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII AT NIGHT I CAN'T SEE WITH MY DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. *NM

Mileage: 5,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEADLIGHTS ARE INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE. DETERIORATING TO THE POINT OF USELESSNESS. EVEN WHEN REPLACED WITH NEW FACTORY REPLACEMENTS THIS DETERIORATION PROCESS HAPPENS AGAIN. I FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE MINE WITH 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII LSC HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE HID...

Mileage: 20,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEADLIGHTS ARE INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE. DETERIORATING TO THE POINT OF USELESSNESS. EVEN WHEN REPLACED WITH NEW FACTORY REPLACEMENTS THIS DETERIORATION PROCESS HAPPENS AGAIN. I FINALLY HAD TO REPLACE MINE WITH 1995 LINCOLN MARK VIII LSC HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE HID...

Mileage: 20,000

1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII. HEADLIGHTS ARE FAULTY AND UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING, AS THEY LOSE THEIR REFLECTIVE ABILITY AFTER A FEW YEARS. FORD WANTS $500.00 FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

MY 1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEAD LAMPS ARE CLOUDING, AND I HAVE A HORRIBLE TIME WITH NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY DUE TO BARLEY ANY LIGHT COMING OUT OF MY HEADLAMPS. I WENT TO THE NEAREST LINCOLN DEALER AND THEY SAID TO BUY MCGUIGERS PLASTIC POLISH AND IT SHOULD TAKE THE CLOUDINESS OUT, BUT IT DIDN'T. SOMETIM...

Mileage: 90,000

THE HEADLIGHT ARE VERY BAD. ESPECIALLY DURING THE RAIN OR AT NIGHT. I THINK THAT ALL THE LINCOLN MARK VIII'S FROM 93 TO 95 SHOULD GET THE HID HEADLIGHTS THAT THE 96 HAS.*JB

HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE AND ARE VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. I CAN'T SEE WITH LOW BEAMS AND CAN BARELY SEE WITH HIGH BEAMS. *JB

POOR NIGHT VISIBILITY DUE TO SEVER DEGRADATION OF OEM HEADLAMP SYSTEM AND THAT THIS MAKES NIGHT DRIVING DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE WITH OUT SOME SORT OF AFTERMARKET LIGHTING SYSTEM OR OEM REPLACEMENTS WHICH WILL SOON FAIL AND CAUSE THE ISSUE ALL OVER AGAIN. *NM

1994 LINCOLN MARK VIII HEAD LIGHTS SO DIM I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT SAFELY. I WORRY ABOUT HITTING SOME ONE WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

EXCESSIVE YELLOWING OF HEADLIGHT LENS TO THE POINT WHERE HEADLIGHTS ARE VIRTUALLY USELESS AT NIGHT. HAS NEARLY CAUSE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. *JB

MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE TURNED GREY AND ARE INCREDIBLY UNSAFE! I OWN A 1994 MARK VIII, AND VIRTUALLY ALL THESE CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE RECALL THEM - THEY COST $300 APIECE! *NM

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS: AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS, THE HEAD LIGHTS ON MY LINCOLN MARK VIII BECAUSE VERY DULL LOOKING. YOU CAN HARDLY SEE ANY LIGHTS ONE DURING THE NIGHT. I CONSTANTLY DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHTS ON AND IT STILL HARD TO SEE. WHEN I HAVE MY REGULAR LIGHT ON, IT LIKE DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORH...

1994 LINCOL MARK8 HAS POOR HEADLIGHTS/DESIGN. DIFFICULT TO SEE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WHICH TEMPORALY HELP, BUT THEY ARE FAILING AGAIN. VERY LITTLE LIGHT IS PROJECTED TO ROADWAY.

Mileage: 30,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 1993-1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII BECOME UNUSABLE DUE TO POOR HEADLIGHT BUCKET DESIGN. PLEASE SEE ATTATCHED WEB ADDRESS FOR MORE ORMATION. ://WEB.WT.NET/~HOUTEX/MARKLIGHTS.HTM. *AK

1)WALKED INTO GARAGE IN EVENING AND FOUND WHITE, ACRID SMOKE. UPON PULLING CAR OUT OF GARAGE, HEARD WHOOSHING SOUND. 2 )UPON REMOVING THE RT FRONT FENDER WELL, FOUND THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATOR SWITCH HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED AND HAD MELTED THE RT FRONT AIR LINE TO SUSPENSION ROUTED ABOVE IT. LU...

Mileage: 97,076

HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLYS ON MY CAR A LINCOLN MARK VIII/1994 HAS PROBLEM WITH CONSISANTLY DIMMING LIGHTS.. I HAVE CLEANED THEM AND REPLACED BULBS WITH SYVANA SILVER STARS/HIGHER OUT PUT AND LIGHTS ARE STILL GETTING DIMMER ..I UNDERSTAND A DESIGN FALURE WITH MANUFACTURE IS AT FAULT.. ...

Mileage: 155,000

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT EADLIGHT GAVE LITTLE TO NONE LIGHT OUTPUT NSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT IS DICOLORED FROM THE VOLTAGE OF THE LAMPS BECOUSE OF THE FACTORY INSTALLING TOO HIGH OF A VOLTAGE LAMP.*AK

Mileage: 141,000

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES DISCOLORED, AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS...

DURING THE NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WERE SO FAINT THAT CONSUMER HAD USE THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE. *AK

Mileage: 170,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. THIS FORCES THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WIRING HAD MELT. *LA *NM

THE HEADLIGHT LENS PRODUCED A THICK FILM . AS A RESULT, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. *AK

Mileage: 113,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME AT NIGHT AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR FOUR DAYS, I COULD NOT DISTINGUISH IF MY HEADLIGHTS WERE ON OR NOT. I THOUGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING BUT I DID CHECK TO SEE IF THEY WERE OPERATIONAL THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WAS A DARK AND RAINY NIGHT AND THE OLDE...

HEADLIGHT LENS FAILURE BILATERALLY.*AK

Mileage: 58,000

HEADLIGHTS ARE TO DIM TO SEE AT NIGHT. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS AND NEAR MISSES ARE NEEDED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. IT'S NOT JUST A YELLOWING OF THE LENS, THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE IS ACTUALLY BURNT! DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. A SIMPLE RECALL OF THE DEFEC...

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM THE CONSUMER REQUESTED FOR A HIGHER RELIABILITY STANDARD FOR THE BRAKES. *SC

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY LICOLN ARE DEFECTIVE AND PROVIDE A VERY LOW LEVEL OF LIGHT ON THE ROAD. THIS BECAME MORE PREVELANT DURING A DRIVE IN A RURAL AREA WHILE ON VACATION. THE RIDE BECAME DANGEROUS AS THE ONLY WAY I COULD SAFELY SEE THE ROAD WAS WITH THE UTILIZATION OF MY HIGH BEAMS. THE MODEL IS A LI...

Mileage: 88,000

HEADLIGHTS PLASTIC GOT GREY CAUSING POOR BRIGHTNESS. DEALER STATED CONSUMER NEEDED TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT COVER SYSTEM, AND WOULD COST $500.00, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

HEADLIGHT OUTPUT IS NOT SUFFICIENT, LIGHTING IS VERY BAD, EVEN WITH BRAND NEW FACTORY REPLACEMENTS. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT, AS THE ROAD IS NOT LIT OUT ENOUGH TO SEE PERSONS, ANIMALS OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE WAY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO ...

Mileage: 1

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF/ON WHILE DRIVING. *TS

HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDY AND REFLECTIVE SURFACE INSIDE LIGHTS ARE PEELING NOT SURE IF THESE ARE ORIGINAL TO THE CAR OR FACTORY REPLACEMEMTS. ALSO,THE HEADLIGHTS UNSAFE AND VERY DIM! MY '93 ESCORT WITH 235,000 MILES AND ORIGINAL HEADLIGHTS IS BRIGHTER. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE HEADLIGHT DIM INTERMITTENLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. PROVIDE LITTLE OR NO APPRECIABLE ILLUMINATION IN NIGHT-TIME DRIVING AND NO ILLUMINATION IN RAIN CONDITIONS.*AK

DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THE CAR'S HEADLIGHTS ARE AS BRIGHT AS A CANDLE, A CANDLE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE BRIGHTER. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT I SEE THE ROAD AHEAD THANKS TO THE STREET LIGHTS SINCE MY HEADLAMPS ARE JUST TERRIBLE. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND I HAVE FOUND THAT ...

SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT COMPLETELY, CONSUMER HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *SLC

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ALL THE MARK VIIIS FROM 93 TO 96 HAVE HEADLIGHTS THAT DO NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIGHT TO BE DRIVEN SAFELY AT NIGHT. PLEASE LOOK AT WWW.MARKVIII.ORG A LINCOLN CLUB WITH OTHER MEMBERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE SAFELY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE BECAUSE OF A POOR REFLECTOR DESIGN.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM AT NIGHT. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW!!! NEW BULBS DO NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR SEVERAL DOCUMENTED TIMES TO FORD AND LINCOLN DEALERSHIPS COMPLAINING OF LOW LIGHT. IN 1997, THE HEADLIGHT UNITS WERE REPLACED, WHICH PROVIDED A SMALL IMPROVEMENT, WHICH HAS ...

I OWN TWO OF THESE CARS, SAME YEAR. THE HOUSING FOR THE HEADLAMPS HAS HAD MOST OF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL BURNED OFF FROM NORMAL HEAT OF FACTORY-RATED BULBS. I CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT DESPITE PROPER ALIGNMENT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE QUALITY OF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IS TO...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

90% OF THE TIME I CAN'T TELL IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT !!!*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS POOR DESIGN: HEAT FROM FACTORY-RATED BULBS MELT OFF REFLECTIVE BACKING, RESULTING IN SEVERE LOSS IN BRIGHTNESS. LOW AND HI-BEAMS. UNABLE TO SEE MORE THAN 20 FEET IN FRONT OF CAR AT NIGHT, LIGHTS FROM OTHER CARS DROWN OUT VISIBILITY AS WELL. *AK

I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AT ALL. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT GIVE ENOUGH LIGHT TO DRIVE WITH AT NIGHT. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE BURNED INTERNALLY DUE TO HIGH WOLTAGE OEM BULBS AND NOW GIVE OFF VERY LITTLE LIGHT MAKING DRIVING AT NIGHT HAZARDOUS.*AK

THE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. COMSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ON THE FIRST RECALL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REMEDIED AS OF YET. RECALL NUMBER 8509 98 V 009 000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

HEADLIGHT DIM, DANGER. *AK

ORIGINAL LIGHTS ARE DIM AND DAGEROUS AT NIGHT. LIGHTS HAVE FADED OVER TIME.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE INSUFFICIENT. VERY POOR LIGHT OUTPUT.*AK

VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING. *AK

THROUGH EXPOSURE TO OUTDOOR ELEMENTS, THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAVE BECOME CLOUDED TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY ARE USELESS. THIS POSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION DURING NIGHTIME DRIVING, EVEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS. WE CALLED THE DEALER TO PRICE NEW COVERS. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED...

THROUGH EXPOSURE TO OUTDOOR ELEMENTS, THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FOR THIS VEHICLE HAVE BECOME CLOUDED TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY ARE USELESS. THIS POSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION DURING NIGHTIME DRIVING, EVEN USING THE HIGH BEAMS. WE CALLED THE DEALER TO PRICE NEW COVERS. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED...

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICENT LIGHTING FOR NIGHT DRIVING. WE LIVE IN A LARGE CITY AND IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE STREET LIGHTS, WE WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY SEE NOTHING. MY WIFE WEARS GLASSES AND CAN NOT SEE VERY WELL AT NIGHT. THIS VEHICLE MAKES IT DANGEROUS AND A...

THE HEADLIGHTS AT LOW BEAM PROVIDE INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING AND ALSO ARE INSUFFICIENT AT HIGH BEAM, TOO, BUT A LITTLE BETTER. CANNOT SEE WHERE I AM GOING AT NIGHT. PROBLEM EVEN WORSE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER OR POORLY LIT STREETS. NEW BULBS HAVE NOT CURED THE PROBLEM.

HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE INADEQUATE LIGHTING. UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT NIGHT, EXTREMELY POOR LIGHTING EVEN 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

LIGHTING (HIGH AND LOW BEAM) ARE TERRIBLY INSUFFICIENT AT NIGHT. ALL PRE 1996 MARK VIIIS SUFFER FROM THIS GROSS SHORTCOMING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH I HOPE WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY THE NHSTA. *AK

THE DRIVING LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT ON LIGHTED STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. *AK

HEADLIGHTS VERY POOR ILUMINATION WITH HEADLIGHTS--WHEN USED ON LOW BEAM. *AK

INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING FOR NIGHT DRIVING. VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITION. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE IN RAIN, FOG, ETC. *AK

THE HEAD LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE 1993-1996 LINCOLN MARKVIII ARE SUB PAR. AFTER DARK IT BECOMES HARD TO SEE THE ROAD OR ANYTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE POOR HEAD LIGHTS CAUSED MY ACCIDENT WITH A DEER THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE ROAD. IF THE HEAD LIGHTS HAD BEEN BETTER I...

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM ON THIS CAR TO BE USEFUL.*AK

HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR ARE SO POOR THAT 20FT IS MAX ON LO-BEAM. HI-BEAM USE ONLY, AND THOSE ARE ALSO SO WEAK THAT NO ONE EVEN FLASHES ME. IT APPEARS TO BE DESIGN FAILURE OF THIS ASSEMBLY. HI WATT BULBS PROVIDE NO ADDITIONAL LIGHTING. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM FEARFUL OF SELLING MY CAR OR EVEN L...

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT GIVE ENOUGH LIGHTING. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON. *AK *SCC

LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE BOTH DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *JB

NIGHT TIME DRIVING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE HEADLIGHTS SO NOT PUT OFF ADAQUATE ILLUMINATION TO SAFELY MANEUVER THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED 6 LINCOLNS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS ANAD STILL OWN 3 AND THIS IS THE ONLY PROBLEN I HAVE AHD WITH ANY OF THEM INVOLVING SAFETY. I ALMOST HIT A JOGGER THE OTHER MORN...

THE HEAD LAMPS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE UNACCEPTABLE. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT DISCHARGED FROM THE LAMP IS EXTREMELY LOW AND INEFFECTIVE. DRIVING DURING NON-LIGHT HOURS IS DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER OBJECTS IN THE ROAD. I AM FILING THIS REPORT WITH HOPES THAT T...

THE CAR HAS INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AS A RESULT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE LIGHTING IN THESE VEHICLES WAS NOT OF POOR DESIGN. A DEER IN THE ROADWAY COULD NOT BE SEEN DUE TO THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT LIGHTING WHICH CAUSED OVER 3K IN...

HEADLIGHTS ARE OF A VERY POOR DESIGN, AND DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT FOR SAFE OPERATION OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER DOES HAVE AN UPGRADED HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LIGHTING SYSTEM USED ON 1996 LSC MODELS THAT COULD BE RETROFITTED TO PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT THE M...

HEAD LIGHTS ARE DIM AND DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT DRIVING. MOST TIMES YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK HARD TO SEE IF YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON. CHECKED WITH DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LENSES WERE CRACKED ON THE INSIDE. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE LENSES ARE DULLED ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE REFLECTORS ON THE INSIDE AR...

I BOUGHT REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS FROM FORD LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF YELLOWING HEADLIGHTS, BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE AT NIGHT. I AM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN (CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT) WITH THE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS THAT THEY SENT ME AND THEY WERE ORIGINAL OEM PARTS. *AK

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO BE SAFE AND/OR EFFECTIVE. *AK

HEADLIGHTS CUT OUT & AUTO LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. *AK

HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME DIM TO THE POINT OF BEING DANGEROUS. DEALER ADVISES THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $600. PROBLEM APPEARS TO STEM FROM POOR DESIGN, WHICH RESULTS IN LENSES BECOMING PERMANENTLY CLOUDED OR DISCOLORED. DEALER'S MECHANIC REFERENCED UV RAYS AS POSSIBLE CAUSE....

INSURFICIENT LIGHTING AT NIGHT CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. *AK

WEAK HEADLIGHTS GETS DIMMER OVER TIME BECAUSE THE LENS GETS YELLOW & DULL.*AK

HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY POOR IN DESIGN AND LIGHT OUTPUT. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, ITS ALMOST LIKE HAVING NO LIGHTS AT ALL. *AK

HEADLIGHTS BECOME DIM, CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM, DEALERSHIP IS AWRE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DIM, ESPECIALLY ON LOW BEAM, CONSUMER HAS PURCHASED HALOGEN BULBS TO TRY AND HELP THE PROBLEM, THE PLATING ON THE OUTER LIGHTS(LOW BEAM) IS VIRTUALLY GONE FROMT HE INSIDE ...

HEADLIGHTS FROM FACTORY ARE TOO DIM TO SEE IN THE DARK. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS-DRIVERSIDE- REFLECTORS WERE BURNT BROWN COLOR. DO YOU THINK THE HALLOGEN BULB IS BURNING TOO HOT & THEREFORE, BURNING THE LENS? NOTICE THE PASSENGERSIDE IS ALSO STARTING TO TAN OVER. WILL I HAVE TROUBLE ON THAT SIDE TOO?

HEADLIGHTS HAVE STOPPED FUNCTIONING. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V009000, AND HAS YET TO EXAMINE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

INADEQUATE LIGHTING FROM HEADLIGHTS. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM ON LOW BEAM YOU CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD. YOU HAVE TO KEEP THEM ON HIGH BEAM SO YOU CAN SEE.I HAVE CONTACTED NUMEROUS AUTO PART DEALERS AND THEY CAN NOT GET THIS ITEM . ITS STILL A DEALER ITEM. THIS IS A VEY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND YOU HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT WHY WILL FO...

HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE FADED SO BADLY YOU CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THE MARK VIII. HAVE HEARD FROM HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AT BEST AND MAKES FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPICALLY WHEN RAINY OR FOGGY OUTSIDE. HARD TO SEE WITH THEM EVEN ON A CLEAR NIGHT USING LOW BEAMS.*AK

MAY 3, 2001 I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE FORD CORPORATION TO SEND THIS INFORMATION TO THE ASSOCIATIONREGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCED AUTOMOBILES.REGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCED AUTOMOBILES. REGARDING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FORD PRODUCED AUTOMOBILES.THIS SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVES A SEN...

HEADLIGHTS ARE GROSSLY INADEQUATE FOR NIGHT DRIVING AND HAZARDOUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE MUST BE OPERATED WELL BELOW NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATING SPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR LIMITED FORWARD FIELD OF VISION.*AK

HEADLIGHTS DID NOT LIGHT UP ROAD WELL ENOUGH TO SEE DOG IN ROAD HIT DOG CRAKED MY BUMPER KILLED DOG. *AK

INFERIOR LIGHT OUTPUT FROM HEADLIGHTS. VERY POOR VISIBILITY IN BAD WEATHER. SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK

LIGHTING IS NOT SUFFIENT FOR NIGHTIME DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS PRODUCE A LOW, WEAK BEAM. RESTRICTS NIGHT TIME DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN SEEING PEDERESTIANS CROSSING STREET. UNFORNATELY VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN. *AK

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DANGEROUSLY UNDERPOWERED, ESPECIALLY ON RAINY NIGHTS.*AK

THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS ALL 1ST GENERATION MARK VIII'S 1993-1996 THE LIGHTING IS DANGEROUSLY DIM. NEW BULBS DO NOT HELP. THATS WHY THE 2ND GEN CARS HAVE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY'S. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THIS FORUM -HTTP://WWW.MARKVIII.ORG/CGI-BIN/DCFORUM/DCBOARD.CGI YOU WILL SEE ALL OF THE OWNERS WHO HAVE...

THE HEAD LAMPS ARE DIM TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IF CAUGHT IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT THE HEAD LAMPS ARE TOTALLY USELESS. I HAVE CONSIDERED REPLACING THE BULBS WITH THOSE OF A HIGHER WATTAGE BUT I HAVE LEARNED THAT BECAUSE THE LENSES AND THE REFLECTORS ARE M...

LOW BEAMS DO NOT SUPPLY ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. *AK

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

TANSMISSION REAR SEAL REPLACED, CONTINUED TO SLIP, THEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT AIR RIDE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT 4 TIMES (2) FRONT (2) REAR.. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED ALARM WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING LOCKS WHOULD LOCK ON YOU WHILE TRYING TO ENTER CAR IF YOU COULD BE...

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH DRIVESHAFT BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. HAD ALSO MISSED FUEL TANK. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC INDICATED THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPAIRABLE. *AK

THESE ARE THE VERY WORST HEADLIGHTS THAT I HAVE EVER TRIED TO DRIVE WITH! THE DESIGN IS POOR. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT PRODUCED IS LIMITED AND THE PATTERN IS NOT DEFINED. THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT PRODUCED BY THE HIGH BEAMS IS NOT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT FROM MY WIFE'S 99 NISSAN ALTIMA OR MY 89 MUSTANG GT...

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY SEE DURING NIGHT DRIVING. *AK

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TRANSIMISSION GOES INTO NUETRAL FOR SPLIT SECOND AND GOES BACK IN GEAR,VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES AND IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP(DEALERSHIP)WAITING ON PARTS.PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER PER THE DEALERSHIP(ASTRO LINCOLN MERCURY IN PENSACOLA,FLORIDA.

TRANSIMISSION GOES INTO NUETRAL FOR SPLIT SECOND AND GOES BACK IN GEAR,VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES AND IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP(DEALERSHIP)WAITING ON PARTS.PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER PER THE DEALERSHIP(ASTRO LINCOLN MERCURY IN PENSACOLA,FLORIDA.

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *AK

HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE INADEQUATE LIGHTING. UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT NIGHT, EXTREMELY POOR LIGHTING EVEN 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

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HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE INADEQUATE LIGHTING. UNSAFE TO OPERATE AT NIGHT, EXTREMELY POOR LIGHTING EVEN 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

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VERY LOW LIGHT FROM HEADLIGHTS. BULB IS BRIGHT, NOT DIM BUT THE LIGHT CAST FROM THE UNIT IS NOT EFFECTIVE AT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD DUE TO HAZING OF LENS. MY LIGHTS ARE AIMED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS.

VERY LOW LIGHT FROM HEADLIGHTS. BULB IS BRIGHT, NOT DIM BUT THE LIGHT CAST FROM THE UNIT IS NOT EFFECTIVE AT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD DUE TO HAZING OF LENS. MY LIGHTS ARE AIMED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS.

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

AUTO TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS 1 OR 2 GEARS WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RPM GOES OVER 4500 AND TIRES GRAB THE PAVEMENT.. THIS WILL CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON ICY OR WET ROADS. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS A PROBLEM EARLIER AND WAS WORKED ON BY THE DEALER ABOUT 3 THOUSAND MILES AGO. BECAUSE IT...

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED AND SHUTTERED VIOLENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. CONSUMER WOULD HIT THE DASHBOARD AND THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD MELTED THE WIRES. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. CONSUMER WOULD HIT THE DASHBOARD AND THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT THE SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD MELTED THE WIRES. *AK

FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, HEADLIGHT OUT PUT HAS BEEN TOO LOW TO SEE ON LOW BEAM SETTING. I MUST USE THE HIGHBEAMS TO SEE IN THE DARK, WHICH DISTURBS ONCOMING DRIVERS. ALL DEALERS HAVE EVER SAID IS, "THAT'S THE WAY THE MARK VIII'S HEADLIGHTS ARE" OR, "YOU CAN REPLACE THE WHOLE LAMP...

FUEL PUMP FAILED THREE TIMES CAUSING THE VEHICLE STALL EACH TIME. YH

DASH PANEL CONTROL PUSH BUTTONS FOR HEAT AND AIR CONTROL PLUS TEMPERATURE SETTINGS PUSH OUT AND THEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE BUTTONS WITH THE SETTINGS ON THEM TO WHAT THEY CONTROL. YOU TAKE YOU ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING TO SET THE CONTROLS, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS YOU DON'T LOOK AT THE ROAD. WHE...

BAD REFLECTORS & LENSES CAUSED DIM HEADLIGHTS. *AK

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY, OTHER FORD BRAKE BOOSTERS HAVE HAD OTHER FAILURE MODES. I STILL HAVE ORIGINAL FAILED PART.. PART WAS REPLACED BY LINCOLN DEALER WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT

LINCOLN/DEALER UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. WARRANTY REPAIR REFUSED. NO SAFET DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE WAY TOO DIM FOR A LUXURY CAR. BUYER BEWARE

THROTTLE CABLE HAS SNAPPED TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE AND PROCEEDED THROUGH STOP SIGN. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED WHEN DRIVER PRESSED ON BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. DEALER WAS N...

TIMING BELT TENSIONER WORE OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

RACK AND PINON STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AT 50,000, SEEKING HELP OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SHUDDER/VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (96-25-17), HOWEVER DEALERSHIP DENIED SERVICE OF THE BULLETIN REPAIR STATING YEAR WAS NOT PROPER. MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES MILDEW ODOR IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (96-14-4), HOWEVER DEALERSHIP DENIED SERVICE OF THE BULLETIN REPAIR STATING YEAR WAS NOT PROPER. MJS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STATIC IN THE RADIO AS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN (9709029718-4), HOWEVER DEALERSHIP DENIED SERVICE OF THE BULLETIN REPAIR STATING YEAR WAS NOT PROPER. MJS

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

RECALL 98V-009000, HEADLIGHTS; CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, AND THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, AND HAS NO VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE VEHICLE DOOR USING THE REMOTE, THE HANDLE BROKE OFF IN DRIVER'S HAND. THE DOOR HAS BEEN INOPERABLE,. THE ONLY ENTRY IS FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE ONLY. THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR THREE MONTHS, REASON BEING THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND MANUFACTURER ST...

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT.

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

WHEELS ARE ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE 0UT.

FUEL LINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

EA-96-019; WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF WILDLY THEN SMOKE CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD WHICH COULD OF CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED AND FEEL A VIBRATION , LIKE THE WHOLE CAR IS JUST SHAKING. *AK

EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE LIGHTING WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING. TT

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. TT